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To: Ausdauer who wrote (10375)	4/14/2000 10:36:00 PM
From: Zeev Hed	Respond to of 60323

Aus, you need to have the reputation of King to do what he did. That reputation is built, amongst other things, by the publishers and for music, the record companies. The pressing was only $1/piece, the other expenses (very moderate) was renting a recording studio for a day (also very moderate, and on a larger run, these would be amortized on many more CD's). Zeev

To: Ausdauer who wrote (10375)	4/14/2000 10:45:00 PM
From: SBHX	Respond to of 60323

Aus, How many copies did King sell after the 1st week?

To: Ausdauer who wrote (10375)	4/14/2000 11:15:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 60323

>>>>>Just ask Stephen King how much he made on his last novella. He wrote it on his laptop while recovering from his car accident, formatted the whole 60 pages in Adobe Acrobat *.PDF format and then charged $2.00 a download. He sold 400,000 copies on the first day alone. You do the math. Not bad work, if you can get it.<<<< Apart from Stephen King's artistic merits, his success has been due to heavy marketing and branding by his Publisher. His Publisher has spent great amounts of money to promote his name and work. If not for the hard work and promotion done by his Publisher, "Stephen King" (not his real name) might be a frustrated Insurance Salesman living in Boise, Idaho. Who's to know? I applaud Metallica who entered a Lawsuit against Napster and several Universities today for Copyright Infringment and Piracy. Music or any Copyrighted Art is NOT a Commodity. It is owned by the Creators and Publishers. No one has a "Right" to have Metallica's latest song. If we lose or water down the concept of Copyright, then Patents are next. So long Sandisk. So long everybody's business.

To: Ausdauer who wrote (10375)	4/17/2000 12:36:00 AM
From: Binx Bolling	Respond to of 60323

First Stephen King. Now Vladimir Putin. nytimes.com

To: Ausdauer who wrote (10375)	4/20/2000 11:25:00 AM
From: Rocky Reid	Respond to of 60323

Rapper Dr. Dre preparing to Sue Napster, several colleges for Copyright Infringement. This follows Metallica's lawsuit against Napster and several Univeristies last week. The article also mentions that at least 10 other major artists so far are preparing to sue Napster. sonicnet.com It looks like the argument that Copyright Piracy doesn't hurt artists just goes right out the window. What lame argument to justify Copyright Infringment will the MP3 pirates use next?